This is not a blog according to the established meaning of the word, rather a database which aims to describe Romania's cultural minorities from a point of view at the same time geographical and demographic. 'Cultural minorities' means here ethnic, linguistic or religious minorities. The goal is not historical description, but general information about the history of the various minorities will be given whenever necessary. Also, the time frame of this database extends from the 2002 census into the past, sometimes as far back as the mid-19th century. The information will appear sometimes as maps, sometimes as text, most often both. Some minorities may be omitted. I will probably omit the Gypsies, since it is not clear to me whether official statistics are relevant when trying to describe a minority so vaguely individualised.

I will always try to cite the sources I've used, but I do apologise from the start if this will at times prove impossible. Nothing in this database is based on primary research of my own, but most of the material is the result of my often very painstaking work with official data. Wherever the sources seem to have accuracy problems, I will flag them. Any data that refer explicitly to the present or which have no time reference reflect in fact the 2002 census. Please note that in the vast majority of cases percentages will be rounded to whole numbers. This rounding will be made not wholly after the number, but on each side of it: e.g. '7%' means any percentage between 6,50% and 7,49%. Commentaries are welcome, additional information even sought. Offensive or chauvinistic commentaries will not be allowed and expressions of nationalism in general will be treated cautiously.